a robotic and monstrous mess

Rating: 4/10 (19 July 2013)

OK. So I heard the reviews and paid far too much attention to the hype. My son begged me to take him to see it and I thought it was the perfect excuse. All the indications were that it was going to be a couple of hours of mindless fun, action packed, unpretentious and tick all the boxes for a Friday night popcorn movie. Sad to say that despite the fact I expected little in the way of acting and dialog, even the action had me bored and a little bemused. I found it messy, overcooked and repetitive. I haven't left a film in years feeling such a sense of relief that it was finally over. I did tonight. Even my son, who is 8, felt underwhelmed by the whole experience. What's happened to modern cinema? Where's the euphoria, the emotion, the exhilaration and real sense of storytelling gone? In short, i felt it was a monstrous mess... CGI CGI CGI CGI.... blah blah blah. I know I am the odd one out here,but I will happily remain so and pick my movies more carefully in future, paying less attention to the movie going public who seem to have a deluded sense of what constitutes entertainment. I need a shower. Rant over.